niʼ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ni"

Navajo

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *nʸənˀ (“earth, world, ground, floor”).

Noun

niʼ

ground, earth, world
niʼ bikááʼ ― on Earth
floor
Hooghan góneʼ niʼgóó ayóo sikʼaz. ― The floor in the house is very cold.
(Mythology) one of the four Worlds in Navajo creation story

Derived terms

Derived terms

Niʼ Hodiłhił (“Black World”)
Niʼ Hodootłʼizh (“Blue World”)
Niʼ Haltsooí (“Yellow World”)
Niʼ Hodisxǫs (“Glittering World”)

Particle

niʼ

the late (following the name of a recently deceased person), deceased
former
nonexistent

Synonyms

ńtʼééʼ

See also

Western Apache

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [nɪʔ]

Noun

niʼ

ground, earth

Yucatec Maya

Noun

niʼ (plural niʼoʼob)

(anatomy) nose

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